Jeremiah 22:30:2Jer.22.30.W2TAB
אָמַ֣ר
amar
“said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR
- Extended
- aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH khit-VEV et-ha-ISH ha-ZE a-ri-RI GE-ver lo-yits-LAKH be-ya-MAV
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH khit-VEV et-ha-ISH ha-ZE a-ri-RI GE-ver lo-yits-LAKH be-ya-MAV KI LO yits-LAKH mi-zar-O ISH yo-SHEV al-khi-SE da-VID u-mo-SHEL OD bi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic formula ko {כֹּה | kō} ‘thus’ plus amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} ‘he said’, establishing a divine address by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 22:30
Thus says the LORD: Write down this man as childless, a man who will not succeed in his days; for none of his descendants will succeed in sitting on the throne of David or ruling any longer in Judah.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 22:30, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣ר (amar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.22.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.30.W2.S1) and character.